Bottle Service -- Reborn

by Kat Kinsman, Posted Dec 9th 2008 @ 5:30PM

The NY Times' Pete Wells reports in today's Diner's Journal that spanking new SoHo boite La Cave des Fondus will be a faithful recreation of its namesake Paris outpost, right down to its innovative bottle service. That'd be baby bottle service. Nope, nary a Similac sommelier in sight, but rather an assortment of house vino and brewskis administered via rubber nipple in glass baby bottles. The serving practice began in 1966 when, according to rumor, Parisian restaurateurs realized that wine service in "biberons" was a way to circumvent a city tax on wineglasses -- not to mention a play on the word "biberonner," meaning a bit of tippling.

The titular meat and cheese fondues are the centerpiece of the food menu, but really, who isn't going there to nurse their curiosity 'bout seeing a bunch of grown-ups getting together to have a nip?

Will it be a formula for success or just a big bust? Share your thoughts in the comments.

[via: Diner's Journal]

Would you pay to drink wine from a baby bottle?
Happily	33 (14.3%)
Maybe	41 (17.8%)
Never	156 (67.8%)

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Tags: baby bottles, BabyBottles, beer, diners journal, DinersJournal, food oddities, FoodOddities, kat kinsman, KatKinsman, la cave des fondus, LaCaveDesFondus, pete wells, PeteWells, wine

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Reader comments (Page 1 of 1)

12-09-2008 @6:49PM Samme said... It sounds like a really interesting idea, but I would be concerned about not being able to smell the wine as well while drinking it.
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